Sanskrit quote nr. 1622 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्गतैर्गुणैः किं द्वित्रा अपि यत्र साक्षिणो विरलाः ।
स गुणो गीतेर्यदसौ वनेचरं हरिणमपि हरति ॥antargatairguṇaiḥ kiṃ dvitrā api yatra sākṣiṇo viralāḥ |
sa guṇo gīteryadasau vanecaraṃ hariṇamapi harati ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Antargata (अन्तर्गत): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Dvitra (द्वित्र, dvitrā, द्वित्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Sakshin (saksin, sākṣin, साक्षिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Virala (विरल, viralā, विरला): defined in 9 categories.
Giti (gīti, गीति): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vanecara (वनेचर): defined in 4 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “antargatairguṇaiḥ kiṃ dvitrā api yatra sākṣiṇo viralāḥ”
- antargatair -
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antargata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]antargata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvitrā* -
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dvitra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sākṣiṇo* -
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sākṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sākṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- viralāḥ -
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virala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viralā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sa guṇo gīteryadasau vanecaraṃ hariṇamapi harati”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇo* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gīter -
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gīti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vanecaram -
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vanecara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vanecara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hariṇam -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hariṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]harin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1622 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.